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: Maryland Intellectual Property Law BlogPatent Lawsuit Filings Down in July 2008
By Brian Wm. Higgin
According to statistics compiled by Kyle Fleming at the Patent Appeal Tracker Blog using PACER data, there were 241 patent litigation cases filed in July 2008 in 50 different judicial districts. That's 14 fewer lawsuits than in June 2008. The Eastern District of Texas led the way with 25 filings, followed by Central District of California (21), Northern District of California (19), District of New Jersey (17), and District of Delaware (16). The US District Court for the District of Maryland was tied for 24th with just two new filings in July.

Full post as published by Maryland Intellectual Property Law Blog on August 13, 2008 (boomark / email).
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